Therapist profile
Michelle Pellin, LMHC, LPC
Connecticut
LMHC and LPC - Stress and Relationships
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- Credentials
- LMHC, LPC
- License
- LPC, Connecticut / 002607; LMHC, Florida / MH 16995
- NPI
- 1649653205
- Experience
- 11 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Connecticut
About
- Codependency support
- ACT and CBT methods
- Mindfulness and DBT skills
About Michelle
Michelle Pellin is a licensed mental health counselor holding LMHC and LPC credentials and has 11 years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strains, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, codependency, grief, trauma, and other life changes. She offers an affirming, nonjudgmental approach and listens for what matters most to each person.
Michelle earned two master’s degrees, one in Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology and another in Human Services and Counseling. Before clinical practice she spent nearly 20 years as a licensed therapeutic foster parent, working with emotionally and mentally disabled teens and adopting two of them. She also spent seven years as a case manager advocating for clients with acquired brain injuries, physical challenges, and older adults.
Her sessions focus on practical steps people can use right away. She draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, DBT skills, client-centered work, and mindfulness to help with emotions, behavior, and difficult life events. Conversations are direct and grounded; Michelle offers guidance without pushing actions someone is not ready for.
People who struggle with people-pleasing, trouble setting boundaries, or living around someone else's moods often find the work focuses on clarifying values and building small, steady changes. She encourages noticing how past experiences affect present choices while helping people practice new responses in day-to-day life.
Michelle welcomes adults from diverse backgrounds and supports LGBT clients. She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions that line up with those values. It is useful for stress, avoidance, and patterns like people-pleasing because it focuses on practical change rather than arguing with uncomfortable thoughts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches clear skills to shift unhelpful patterns such as anxiety, low mood, or coping behaviors. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention practices to notice urges, emotions, or cravings without immediately acting on them, which can aid cravings, stress, and reactivity.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and will recommend approaches or skills to try. That decision is collaborative and can change as the work progresses, with small experiments to see what helps in everyday life.
Confirm the session formats before booking because the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy week, shorten check-ins on hard days, or avoid travel time. Therapists and licensed professionals often adapt exercises, worksheets, and skill coaching for remote sessions so people can practice tools between meetings and bring real situations to talk through.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Connecticut, Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Does she help with people-pleasing and setting boundaries?
Yes. She works with adults on people-pleasing patterns and practical boundary skills you can use day to day.
What is her general counseling style?
Her approach is direct and client-centered, combining guidance with collaborative decision making about next steps.
How much experience does she have working with these concerns?
She has 11 years of professional experience, plus almost 20 years as a therapeutic foster parent and seven years as a case manager.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and practices from Connecticut, with licensure mentioned for Connecticut and Florida in her background.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Yes. She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
What session formats does she offer?
Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.